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  • ta
    ta
    interjection
    thank you.
  • noun
    the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • ṭā
    ṭā
    noun
    the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • Ta
    Ta
    tantalum.
  • TA
    TA
    abbreviation
    teaching assistant.

ta

1 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

interjection

British Slang.
  1. thank you.


2 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

noun

  1. the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.


ṭā 3 American  
[tah] / tɑ /

noun

  1. the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.


Ta 4 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. tantalum.


TA 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. teaching assistant.

  2. transactional analysis.

  3. transit authority.


TA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Territorial Army (now superseded by TAVR )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ta 2 British  

symbol

  1. tantalum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ta 3 British  
/ tɑː /

interjection

  1. informal thank you

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ta1

First recorded in 1765–75; by infantile shortening and alteration

Origin of 2

From Arabic

Origin of ṭā3

From Arabic

Example Sentences

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She also said that Labour had pledged in its manifesto to tackle ticket touting - where secondary sites sell tickets at vastly inflated prices, and there would be ta consultation on it in the autumn.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2024

Bridges’ rich, opulent voice illuminated every line of her role, soaring to the high B-flat of the opera’s most famous aria, “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2023

It is instead Germanic in origin and impressive in stature — a dish with the ta da! factor of popovers or crepes but without the fuss or stress.

From Salon Sep. 29, 2022

“I mean, in terms of the character, I love the character,” he said, “But, of course, baritone role, ta ta ta. …”

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2021

“Cuz he handpicked you ta go. It wasn’t my doin’.”

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Though I may not touch it yet I may see Si non tangendi copia ē videndi tā; erit.

From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by Hazlitt, W. Carew

They trade A ta way wok Ata way wok Ma a leeay la Eghon a el nee.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John

One new concept, expressed by dā and ndā, or and ntā.

From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.

Ye trade Ki da ta way min Ki da wan o wa Mata a la ozayo Na ool nee.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John

Taking the Rasta name Jabari Muata Ta Seti, he returned to Bradford and worked as a voluntary counsellor, also setting up the anti-drugs charity Black Against Crack in the city in the mid-1990s.

From BBC May 27, 2026

“I don’t have to scramble constantly with the daily grind,” Ta said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

Celebrity makeup artist and entrepreneur Patrick Ta admits that he is constantly falling in and out of love with Los Angeles — the place he’s called home for the last 13 years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2025

Britain's Dina Asher-Smith was third in the women's 100m, behind Olympic champion Julien Alfred and veteran Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2025

“Fantastic. I’ll take the coconut milk. Ta, luv.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

TA Securities lowers its target price for Astro to 0.06 ringgit from 0.07 ringgit while maintaining a sell rating.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

TA Securities maintains an overweight rating on the Malaysian utilities sector, pegging Tenaga Nasional, Samaiden, Malakoff and Ranhill Utilities as top picks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

The TA was whipsmart, but there was one issue.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

“But it wasn’t about the TA anymore. It was about the coalition. It was about sticking together. It was about power and unity. ... My folks were not used to that.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

Trevor told the TA, and then he turned to me.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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